I hope he's able to find a job soon. Poor guy. I feed Finn a raw diet, and, he's no more prone to kill small animals than any other labrador. He doesn't smell bad, although he does get gas once in awhile. But, again, no more than my RB dog, Bruno, and, he was fed kibble for most of his life, until about two years before he died. He did extremely well on raw, and, Finn is doing well, also. I don't see anything wrong with freezer burnt meat (as Glacier already stated, it's not bad for humans to consume), and, if it came down to it, I'd probably still rather feed meat a little "over due" than I would kibble. Although I hope I never get to the situation where meat past the consumption date is all I can get. I wouldn't feed rancid meat, but, a few days past, I don't think is that big of a deal.